Ola Majekodunmi is an Irish broadcaster, writer,

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, and creator.

Career

Majekodunmi started presenting a radio show with Raidió na Life in 2014, presenting ''Seinnliosta an tSathairn'' and ''Afra-Éire''. She is a frequent guest contributor on other radio shows on RTÉ Radio 1,

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, RTÉ 2FM, RTÉ 2XM, BBC Radio Ulster,

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and

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. She also tends to feature as a contributor on TV too with RTÉ, TG4 and the BBC. She is also one of the core contributors to the ''Motherfoclóir'' podcast hosted by

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. She has been nominated for

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in the ''Iriseoireacht trí Ghaeilge'' category and for the Student Achievement Awards Ireland in the ''feachtas bliain na Gaeilge'' category. She was the MC of the Dance Zone at the 2018 Africa Day in Dublin. She was one of the featured guests on RTÉ Radio 1 show ''Pantisocracy'', hosted by Panti. In 2018, Majekodunmi directed the short film ''What does Irishness Look Like?'', which examined the issues around prejudice and national identity in Ireland. She is a co-founder of ''Beyond Representation'', which seeks to bring together and celebrate women of colour in Ireland. Majekodunmi has spoken about issues relating to racism in Ireland, and about the problematic terminology in Irish relating to black people. In November 2020 Majekodunmi was appointed to the board of Foras na Gaeilge for a four-year term. In 2022, she started presenting a new music show, 'Unheard' on RTÉ 2XM highlighting black and Gaelach artists.

Personal life

Majekodunmi was born in

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, Nigeria. She came to Ireland with her family in 1997, when she was seven months old, before settling in Ranelagh, Dublin. Majekodunmi attended all-Irish schools, Gaelscoil Lios na nÓg and Coláiste Íosagáin. She holds a degree in English, Media and Cultural studies and an MA in Digital Broadcast Production, both from Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology.

References

External links

''What does Irishness Look Like?'' on YouTube
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